Implement for cleaning receptacles.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

P. H, TALLMAN. IMPLEMENT TOR CLEANING REGEPTAGLBS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, 1905.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

PERRY H. TALLMAN, OF BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHNSON & TALLMAN, OF ST. CHARLES, MINNESOTA, A FIRM.

IMPLEMENT FOR CLEANING HECEPTACLES- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1906.

Application filed OOtOlJBI 4:, 1905. Serial N0- 281,265-

To will whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERRY H. TALLMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Blooming Prairie, in the county of Steele and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Implement for Cleaning Receptacles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel simple implement for cleaning the interior surfaces of milk-cans and other receptacles formed of tin-plate, glass, or similar material.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts as is hereinafter described, and defined in the subjoined claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side view of a milkcan and a side view of the improved cleaning device placed in thecan and adjusted for cleaning the interior surface thereof. Fig. 2 is a side view of a milk-can of conventional form, partly in section, and a side view of the novel cleaning-tool adjusted in its parts for free insertion through the neck of the can into its interior. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the implement as it appears when expanded for contact with the inner surface of the can or like receptacle. Fig. 4 is a side view of the device in closed condition, as seen in the direction of the arrow as in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional plan view of details substantially on the line 5 5 in Fig. 1.

In the drawings that show the construction of the device and its application for cleaning the interior of a milk-can, A represents such a can having a contracted neck A, a cylindrical body, an annular top wall A and a flat bottom wall A the top wall being concave on the inner surface, as usual.

The cleaning device comprises the following details: 10 10 indicate the bodies of a pair of brushes, the body portion of each brush being preferably formed of wood, having flat parallel sides a suitable thickness and a periphery that is arched at the normally upper end, said arched portion a of the edge of each body 10 merging into a straight portion a at the lower end thereof, which is parallel with a straight edge a that is opposite thereto, the lower end of the body of each brush terminating in a straight edge a which is at right angles to the edge portion a From the edge portions (1, a, and a on each brush-body 10 projects a brush 10 formed of bristles or other suitable material, said brush on each block or body 10 being adapted for contact with the inner surface of the side, top, and lower wall of the can. A handle-rod is. provided for each brush, and, as shown in Fig. 1, each rod consists of a preferably resilient metal bar 11, curved at and near the normally lower end, so that said ends I) may have lapped engagement with corresponding sides of the brush-bodies 10 10, whereon they are pivoted, as shown at b, the point of pivotal connection of each handle-rod portion 1) with a respective block 10 being near the straight edge a and longitutudinal center thereof. The main portions of the handle-rods 11 are straight, and at a suitable distance from the upper ends of said rods a spacing-block 12, of wood or other available material, is introduced between them, said block having parallel side edges that are grooved, as shown at c in Fig. 5, for the reception of the handle-rods that are seated in the grooves and are secured in place by staples c, which are driven into the block, so as to embrace the rods 11 in a manner which will permit but one of said rods to receive rocking adjustment on the block 12. Upon one handle-rod 11, at the upper end thereof, an arm 11 is bent laterally, and on the outer end of saidarm a hook d is formed which may have engagement with the upper end of the other handle-rod, as shown in Fig. 1, this engagement being permitted only when the brushes are turned outward or away from each other. When the arm 11 is disengaged from the handle-rod it has been hooked upon, said arm and the brush carried by the handle-rod whereon the arm is formed may be rocked on the spacing-block 12, so as to cause the brushes to approach each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, this enabling the insertion of the lapped brushes down into the can-body A through the neck A, as appears in Fig. 2. After the lapped brushes are fully inserted they may be spread apart by rocking the arm 11 and handle-rod 11 it is a part of, so as to diverge the brushes and cause them to impinge upon the inner surface of the can-body A at opposite points, this yielding contact of the brushes being enforced by hooking the member (1 of the arm 11 upon the other handle-rod.

The can for proper cleansing of its interior should receive a supply of detergent liquid that along with the scrubbing movement of the improved implement will thoroughly cleanse the inside surface of the vessel, the shape of the brushes adapting them to have contact with all parts thereof if the handlerods and attached brushes are reciprocated longitudinally in the can and simultaneously rotated therein.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A brushing device, comprising two body-blocks having brush-filaments on their edges, a handle-rod pivoted to each bodyblock, and spacing means whereon the handle-rods are mounted, one rod being adapted to turn on said spacing means.

2. A brushing device, comprising two body-blocks, brush filaments on certain edges of said blocks, a handle-rod for each body-block, each rod being curved near one end and pivoted at said curved end upon the respective body-block, and spacing means whereon the handle-rods are mounted and on which one of said rods is adapted to turn.

3. A brushing device, comprising two body-blocks having parallel sides, one edge of each block being curved near the upper end and extended straight below said curve, a lower edge at a right angle to saidstraight extension of the curved edge, brush-filaments projected from said edges of each bodyblock, a resilient metal handle-rod for each brush, having a curved end portion and pivoted thereat upon the side of a respective body-block, a spacing-block between the straight portions of the handlerods, means for holding the handle-rods on the parallel edges of said spacing-block and permitting one rod to rock thereon, and means for holding the brushes in the same plane.

4. A brushing device, comprising two body-blocks having parallel sides, one edge of each block being curved near the upper end, a lower edge at a right angle to said straight extension of the curved edge, brushfilaments projected from the said ed es of each body-block, a resilient metal hand e-rod for each brush having a curved portion and pivoted thereat upon the side of a respective body-block, a spacing-block having parallel grooved side ed es wherein the strai ht portions of the han le-rods are embedde means for rotatably securing one rod in a respective groove, an arm bent upon the upper end of said handle-rod, and a hook on the end of the arm for engaging the other handle-rod and holding the brushes spread apart.

5. A brushing device, comprising two similar brushes, two handle-rods formed of resilient wire and having laterally-curved end portions upon which the brushes are pivotally mounted, a spacing-block having parallel side edges on which the rods are secured, one rod being mounted to rock on said spacin block, an arm on the end of said rockabl handle-rod, and a hook on the end of said arm, the brushes being spread apart when the hook is engaged with the end of the other handle-rod, and said brushes bei. g foldable toward each other when the hook is released.

6. A brushing device, comprising two similar brushes, two handle-rods formed of resilient wire and having laterally-curved end portions upon which the brushes are mounted, the main portions of the handle-rods being straight, a spacing-block located between the straight portions of the handle-rods and having parallel side edges, and means for holding the handle-rods on the side edges of the spacing-block, one of said rods being held loosely to permit of turning the same.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of subscribing witnesses.

PERRY H. TALLMAN.

Witnesses:

A. E. JoHNsoN, E. O. HABBERSTAD. 

